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Joe Biden vows to confront domestic violent extremism – orders DNI, FBI, DHS to conduct comprehensive threat assessment
January 22, 2021
On its second full day in office the Biden administration is vowing to confront the "serious and growing national security threat" of domestic violent extremism, in the wake of the deadly January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, incited by President Donald Trump and his allies.
President Joe Biden has ordered the Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to task the FBI and Dept. of Homeland Security with conducting a joint comprehensive threat assessment on domestic violence extremism (DV), White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Friday afternoon.
<p>"The January 6 assault on the Capitol and the tragic deaths and destruction that occurred underscored what we have long known: the rise of domestic violent extremism is a serious and growing national security threat," Psaki said, promising the administration "will confront this threat with the necessary resources and resolve" by "developing policies and strategies based on facts on objective and rigorous analysis."</p><p>The Biden administration wants "fact based analysis, upon which we can shape policy," Psaki said.</p><p>She also promised the National Security Council will "focus on countering domestic violent extremism," and said the administration will "focus on addressing evolving threats, radicalization, the role of social media, opportunities to improve information sharing, operational responses, and more."</p><p>In 2009, during the Obama administration a senior analyst for domestic terrorism at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security authored a report that warned of the threat of right wing extremist domestic violence. Outraged Republicans forced then-DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to scrap the report. In <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/08/21/i-warned-of-right-wing-violence-in-2009-it-caused-an-uproar-i-was-right/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">a 2017 op-ed</a> he wrote that white nationalists have become even more emboldened as a result.</p><p>Watch Press Secretary Jen Psaki announce the Biden initiative to combat domestic violent extremism:</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
JUST IN: Pres. Biden asks Director of National Intelligence to prepare "comprehensive threat assessment," in coordination with FBI and DHS, on domestic violent extremism following deadly Capitol siege, press sec. Jen Psaki says. <a href="https://t.co/g8lOCVhvFm">https://t.co/g8lOCVhvFm</a> <a href="https://t.co/V4CMBQRrty">pic.twitter.com/V4CMBQRrty</a><br/>
— ABC News (@ABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1352687914724032513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2021</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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AUSTIN, Texas — Just a couple days after photos that show Dave Chappelle hanging out in Austin with other celebrities went viral, the legendary comedian has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the cancellation of his upcoming comedy shows at Stubb's this week. A spokeswoman for Chappelle confirmed the positive coronavirus test results to The Associated Press, which reported the news on Friday, adding that the performer is asymptomatic currently. That means that Chappelle's residency at Stubbs, with shows set for Thursday-Sunday and Tuesday, have been called off. They're marked as canceled...
Federal prosecutors on Friday made shocking allegations against Donovan Ray Crowl, a former U.S. Marine and member of the right-wing paramilitary group the "Oath Keepers" who was arrested for being part of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
"Crowl, 50, is one of three members of the right-wing group who've been charged with conspiring to disrupt the congressional session to certify President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory. Thomas Edward Caldwell, 65, an apparent leader of the Oath Keepers, and Jessica Watkins, a 38-year-old Army veteran, have also been charged with conspiracy. All three have since been ordered held without bail," The Daily Beast reported Friday.
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The Beast quoted a Virginia prosecutor's comments during Crowl's detention hearing.</p><p>"The plan was never for peaceful protest," the prosecutor said. "The Oath Keepers arrived in D.C. prepared for violence."</p><p>"[Crowl's] been preparing for literal war because that's what his organization told him to do," the prosecutor argued.</p><p>The DOJ <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1356106/download" target="_blank">affidavit</a> in support of the criminal complaint and arrest warrant against Crowl includes multiple pictures from the riots that prosecutors allege show Crowl. One of the photos included was actually posted by a "self-proclaimed commanding officer of the Ohio State Regular Militia. An interview Crowl gave to The New Yorker was also cited.</p><p><br/></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Affidavit in support of criminal complaint and arrest warrant in the case of United States vs. Donovan Ray Crowl.</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Screengrab.</small></p>
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